“Berman offers a fresh take on the ecosystem of the democratic arts through a powerful story of how printmakers and papermakers advanced social change in post-apartheid South Africa. Her account of the HIV/AIDS crisis shows the adaptability of visual arts programs as they respond to stigma, disempowerment, and policy failures. Throughout, she vigorously scrutinizes the politics of knowledge at work in processes of organizational change at the interface between arts centers and universities.”—Julie Ellison, University of Michigan
